Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-29
Hog Cholera.

For some weeks past large numbers
of hogs have died of cholera in Glen
Haven township, and the dread disease
came across the line into Beetown,
where Capt. P. j. Schloesser lost fifty
or sixty fine hogs. Other farmers in
Beetown and Bloomington are fearful
of a visitation of the disease to their
droves of swine, and considerable dis
cussion has arisen as to the best
methods of disposing of the carcasses
OF these dead animals. Capt. Schloes-
sar burned his. Some fault has been
found with him on this account, il
being claimed that burning would
spread the disease. Mr. SchloesseT
wrote to the Wisconsin State Veterin-
arian concerning the matter and has
received the following reply:
MILWAUKEE, Dec, q, 1887.
p. j. SCHLoEssER:
Bloomington. Wis.
Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the
18th. send YOU circulars of sugges-
tions. don't think there is any dan
ger of spreading the disease by burn
ing the carcassess of dead hogs. Fire
is about the most complete disenfectant
we know of
Yours very respectfully
V. L. ATKINSON,
State Veterinarian.
The question of preventing hog chol-
era is at present a most important one
in the west and farmers will find some
sensible advice in the following from
the pen of DR.. +. S. Billings, in the
Nebraska Farmer
l. Ii an outbreak exists, to remove
all absolutely well hogs, as far as the
eye can see, to new pen, and new
land where there has never been any
disease, and leave the sick or suspicious
ly ailing ones to the old pen.
2. To watch most carefully at every
feeding time the hogs removed and at
once cut out every animal that does
not go for his food like a hog or
which betraYs the slightest weakness
in the movement.
g. To have person take care of these
hogs who does not go near TO or have
anything to do with the sick ones.
5. Not to allow the farm dog to run
about free.
6. Place the new pen at such dis
lance from the home buildings and old
grounds where the sick hogs are. that
hens cannot pass from one to the other.
z. Never put newhogs INTO places where
hogs have been sick or died if you can
in any way provide new quarters, and
on no account put them IN such places
under two years from the time when
such hogs have ali died or been sold,
and then only when the bottom boards
have been removed and burned and
the earth under them dug out for
eighteen inches as well as that of the
grounds, and drawn. and spread loose
ly over the earth outside of the pen, the
place being filled up by new and fresh
earth from another part of the farm.
Remember this: The pen and each
of the yards, all hay or straw stacks,
and such refuse are places which pre-
serve the cause of hog cholera and that
the removal of every hog that has be-
longed to heard that has been
affected is no means of prevention or
protection from another outbreak on
the same grounds.
s. Never place hog pens or runs near
running water that comes to you from
or ontside your own land. Water your
hogs from the well.
8. Never bury your sick hogs along
the banks of running stream because
it IS easier to shovel the dirt down upon
them from the bank than to dig holes
and bury them.
10. Burn them when possible.
IL. Don't sell sicI or exposed hogs to
your ueighbors. This is civil crime,
if not against the animal disease laws
of the State.
u. Be wa,chful careful and diligent
and you can control hog cholera.